Method of Effectively, Cleanly and Safely Scratching a Scratch Off Lottery Ticket/Card

ABSTRACT

A method scratching a scratch ticket/card includes a scratch ticket/card and a scratching member, where the scratching member can be a tortillion or a blending stump. The players of the scratch ticket/card can remove an opaque latex covering layer of the scratch ticket/card by using the scratching member in order to reveal a concealed information section, where the concealed information section indicates that the scratch ticket/card is a winning or non-winning card. The scratching member is also able to remove a plurality of residues created by the scratching process so that the player can enjoy the scratching process without having to worry about the damage or mess created by the scratching process.

The current application claims a priority to the U.S. Provisional Patent application Ser. No. 61/706,577 filed on Sep. 27, 2012.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to a method for a scratching a scratch off lottery ticket. More specifically, the present invention is a method for utilizing a blending stump, a tortillion, any rolled paper or any hard packed paper to scratch off the outer latex coating layer of material that hides the symbols or inside information of a lottery scratch ticket/card.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Scratch tickets/cards are mainly used as a form of lottery or a form of game so that the players of the scratch tickets/cards can play for prices which are hidden under a latex covering layer. Even though the probability of wining the winning prices is really high, many people play the scratch tickets/cards. Players normally scratch the latex covering layer in order to expose the symbols or the inside information so that they are able to decide that they have winning card or not. Normally, players use a coin or plastic scrapper to scratch the scratch ticket/card. When the players scratch the latex covering layer with the coin or the plastic scrapper, the latex covering layer turns into small residue materials and creates untidy surface for the players. Oftentimes, players have to use a cleaning device to clean up these small residue materials. The coin or the plastic scrapper also tends to damage the symbols or the inside information during the scratching process.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to introduce a method of effectively, cleanly, and safely scratching a scratch ticket/card by utilizing a blending stump or a tortillion so that the small residue materials can be removed while exposing the symbols or the inside information. The blending stump or the tortillion also attracts the small residue materials without damaging the symbols or the inside information which inform the players that they have a winning ticket/card or not.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a basic flow chart illustrating the overall method of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a basic flow chart illustrating the different scratching members of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a basic flow chart illustrating the cleaning of the scratching portion of the scratch member.

DETAIL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE INVENTION

All illustrations of the drawings are for the purpose of describing selected versions of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

In reference to FIG. 1, the present invention is a method of scratching a scratch ticket/card by utilizing a scratching member. The scratch ticket/card comprises a concealed information section and an opaque latex covering layer, where the concealed information section is completely covered by the opaque latex covering layer. Playing instructions for the scratch ticket/card are generally located on the front face or the back face of the scratch ticket/card, and the playing instructions provide a guideline for the players so that the players can decide the scratch ticket/card is a winning or non-winning scratch ticket/card. The scratching member of the present invention can be either a tortillion or a blending stump, where one does not precede the other.

The scratching member that removes the opaque latex covering layer of the scratch ticket/card comprises a scratching portion and a holding portion. The holding portion of the scratching member allows the players to hold the tortillion or the blending stump while the scratching portion is used to scratch the opaque latex covering layer of the scratch ticket/card, where the scratching portion is able to safely remove the opaque latex covering layer without damaging the concealed information section.

In reference to FIG. 2, the tortillion is cylindrical drawing tool which can comprise a single tapered end or a pair of tapered ends. The tortillion is preferably made from rolled paper and creates a hollow body. The blending stump is cylindrical drawing tool similar to the tortillion but the blending stump comprises a pair of tapered ends. The blending stump is preferably made from rolled paper and creates a solid body. The tortillion and blending stump are normally used by artiest to smudge or blend marks made with charcoal, pencil or other drawing media. When the tortillion comprises the single tapered end, the single tapered end is designated as the scratching portion and the rest of body of the tortillion is designated as the holding portion. When the tortillion or the blending stump comprises the pair of tapered ends, the pair of tapered ends is designated as the scratching portions and the rest of body of the tortillion or the blending stump is designated as the holding portion. The tortillion and the blending stump comprise a shape and size similar to a pencil or a pen.

The players can adjacently position the scratching portion atop the opaque latex covering layer in similar fashion that they would use a coin to scratch the scratch ticket/card. Then the players can move the scratching portion along the opaque latex covering layer in order to remove the opaque latex covering layer. More specifically, the players can move the scratching member in side to side motion and/or up and down motion. The holding portion allows the players to direct the scratching member in any directions as the players' desire so that the opaque latex covering layer can be completely removed. When the scratching portion touches the opaque latex covering layer, the friction between the scratching portion and the opaque latex covering layer converts the opaque latex covering layer into a plurality of residues as the opaque latex covering layer rolls up into small sections.

Simultaneously, the scratching portion removes the plurality of residues during the scratching process of the opaque latex covering layer, where the plurality of residues is adhered by the scratching portion. Since the plurality of residues is cleanly removed from the scratch ticket/card, the unnecessary mess created by the plurality of residues is mostly eliminated by the present invention. The players who utilize the present invention don't have to worry about creating a mess or cleaning up the plurality of residues, and they can completely enjoy the method of scratching the scratch ticket/card.

In reference to FIG. 3, since the plurality of residues is adhered to the scratching portion, the players have to rotate the scratching portion in order to utilize a clean surface so that the opaque latex covering layer can be easily and cleanly removed, resulting the exposure of the concealed information section. When the players observe that the scratching portion does not have the clean surface to carry out the scratching process as the plurality of residues fully covers the scratching portion, the players can clean the plurality of residues so that a second layer of clean surface can be obtained without the plurality of residues. The players can use an abrasive surface, such as sandpaper, carpet, pink rubber erasers, or an emery board, to remove the plurality of residues from the scratching portion. Then the players can use the second layer of clean surface to carry out the scratching process if necessary.

The players have to completely remove the opaque latex covering layer by utilizing the scratching member so that the concealed information section can be reveled to the players. The reveling of the concealed information section enables the players to decide that they have a winning or non-winning scratch ticket/card with reference to the playing instructions.

Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A method of effectively, safely, and cleanly scratching a scratch ticket/card comprises the steps of: providing a scratch ticket/card with a concealed information section and an opaque latex covering layer, wherein the concealed information section is completely covered by the opaque latex covering layer; providing a scratching member with a scratching portion and a holding portion, wherein the scratching portion and the holding portion are linearly positioned along the scratching member; holding the scratching member from the holding portion; adjacently positioning the scratching portion atop the opaque latex covering layer; moving the scratching portion along the opaque latex covering layer in order to remove the opaque latex covering layer, wherein the opaque latex covering layer converts into a plurality of residues; simultaneously removing the plurality of residues by the scratching portion, wherein the plurality of residues is adhered by the scratching portion; and rotating the scratching portion in order to utilize a clean surface, wherein the cleaner surface removes the opaque latex covering in order to expose the concealed information section.
 2. The method of effectively, safely, and cleanly scratching a scratch ticket/card as claimed in claim 1 comprises: wherein the scratching member is a tortillion with a hollow body.
 3. The method of effectively, safely, and cleanly scratching a scratch ticket/card as claimed in claim 1 comprises: wherein the scratching member is a blending stump with a solid body.
 4. The method of effectively, safely, and cleanly scratching a scratch ticket/card as claimed in claim 1 comprises: observing the scratching portion does not have the clean surface and is fully covered by the plurality of residues; and cleaning the scratching portion by removal of the plurality of residues in order to obtain a second layer of clean surface. 